THE AUSTRALIAN STRIKE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17608, 26 October 1931, Page 7

THE AUSTRALIAN STRIKE

SIGNS OF COLLAPSE; • SEVERAL VESSELS SAIL --- “RED” LEADERS OUTWITTED (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Received Oct. 26, 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, Oct.- 26. Developments at the week-end indicate that the shipping strike is collapsing. Union opposition to the strike continue? in other States, and is growing in Sydney- ■ . • " e’’ Two ships left Newcastle yesterday, and only two intcr-State vessels now remain' in port, .while in .Brisbane all coastal and inter-State ships , departed' without incident. ~ Recent inquiries by Federal, investigators disclose that a shipping strife, the last of a series of transport stoppages’, is planned by The Australia a. Communist International under instructions from Moscow, firstly, to capture the control of the unions by quiet rank and file penetration,- and secondly, to disorganise the key industries at every sign of a move at capitalist rehabilitation. It is stated that,"although the Federal Government has always opposed the Crimes Act, it will be promptly applied if an occasion arises out of violence or intimidation by tho strikers or strike promoters, When the Manunda sailed ’foiv MeL bourne, the captain was informed that’ three Communists were among tfe p»S*;" sengers, and might try to get the crewto" leave the ship at Melbourne. Captain Suntcr, who was formerly wellknown in the boxing ring, replied: “You may leave them to me. '.YI

The steamer Manunda sailed on Saturday afternoon for West Australia. She moved from the wharf to -an anchorage in Neutral Bay to prevent possible defections of the crew, as thp, result of the strike leaders urgings. A ferry took the passengers off to .Dio Manunda, which got away without incident. Australian Airways announce that if shipping is held up it will maintain - the mail services to Tasmania.' There w r ere exciting scenes in Dari- • ing Harbor on Saturday afternoon,stated a Sydney broadcast, the “Red” wreckers having been completely, out-. ' witted. They had planned to stop thq - sailing of the inter-State steamerManunda for Melbourne and (Welt Australian ports. , The vessel wasr timed to sail at 2 p.m., but at 12.30p.m. quietly cast off from the wharf, and was taken by a tug to Bay, whence the passengers---wern-taken by ferry. Three of the had left the vessel, but the Manunda - has a full complement on board. 7 She sailed at 3.30 p.m. It is reported from Melbourne, that an overwhelming majority of the men there are against a strike. There are indications at Melbourne thatthe stopwork meeting of seamen on Tuesday y will bo solidly against the Sydney “Reds” strike order.